Pearl Review - Mia Goth's Twisted Delusions of Grandeur
While subverting the conventions of Golden Age cinema with the characteristics of a slasher, Pearl studies the delusions of grandeur inspired by the movies.

Set in suburban Oregon, Zoe Marks, a washed up commercial actor is still hoping to make it big and failing miserably. When her disastrous public access show turns her into a shut in, she fills her days writing ghost novels and fearing for the kid next door. Then one day an errant satellite crashes and Zoe’s heroic actions thrust her into the celebrity status she’d always craved. But by this point, she doesn’t want it.
While subverting the conventions of Golden Age cinema with the characteristics of a slasher, Pearl studies the delusions of grandeur inspired by the movies.
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